| Users will soon be able to speak directly with ChatGPT. (Source: CNN) |
Accordingly, users will soon be able to talk directly to ChatGPT and hear this artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot communicate back in voice.
In a blog post on September 25th, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT has received an update, allowing the chatbot to converse with users using voice and interact with images. This is OpenAI's latest effort to help the chatbot become a popular artificial intelligence assistant like Apple's Siri.
The chatbot can now tell a story in a human-like voice and can also answer questions such as "What does his house look like?" and "Who is his best friend?"
OpenAI's new voice features have similarities to those of Amazon's Alexa or Apple's Siri voice assistants.
“ChatGPT’s speaking capabilities are supported by a text-to-speech model, capable of generating human-like sounds from just text and a few seconds of sample speech,” said Open AI. The company added that they collaborated with professional voice actors to create five different voices that can be used for the chatbot.
In addition, OpenAI is also rolling out a new feature that allows chatbots to respond to prompts with images. For example, users can take pictures of items in their refrigerator and ask ChatGPT to help plan a meal using the available ingredients.
New features will roll out within the next two weeks for paid subscribers to ChatGPT's Plus and Enterprise services. The Plus subscription currently costs $20 per month, while the Enterprise service is currently only available to business customers.
The OpenAI updates come amid an ongoing AI race in the technology sector, initially fueled by the public launch of ChatGPT late last year.
In recent weeks, tech giants have been racing to release updates that directly integrate more AI-powered tools into their flagship products.
Last week, Google announced a series of updates to its chatbot Bard – a competitor to ChatGPT. Also last week, Amazon said it would be bringing a comprehensive AI-based update to its Alexa voice assistant.
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